Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa move into the finals of the Canada Open

Modified Jun 28, 2015 11:11 IST

Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa continued their fine run

The Indian women’s doubles pairing of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa moved into the finals of the 2015 Canada Open after beating Shiho Tanaka and Koharu Yonemoto of Japan 21-17 21-16 in the semifinals on Saturday.

The opening game began on a topsy-turvy note with both players exchanging leads at different times, but the critical turn happened at the 14-14 mark, when the pair of Gutta and Ponnappa 4 points straight to go 18-14 up. That surge in points proved to be crucial and they eventually won the game 21-17.

The second game proved to be a less close affair as the Indian pair kept chipping away the points and maintained the lead over their opponents at all times to eventually seal the game 21-16 and move into the finals of the competition.

They will face the Netherlands pair of Eefje Muskens and Selena Piek in the summit clash.

Final Scoreline- Jwala Gutta/Ashwini Ponnappa(IND) beat Shiho Tanaka/Koharu Yonemoto(JPN) 21-17 21-16

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